2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN towing

0007
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. 0007
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port 0007
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( 0013 page382). 0007
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
0009 Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked in
posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( 0013 page37 9). 0007
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. 0007
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. 0007
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the ve
hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 0007
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y 0007
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edatall four wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. 0007
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm) up
and 4in (10 cm) down mustbe kept to
th etranspor tplatf orm. 38
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Breakdo wnassis tance

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check BrakePadsSee
Operator' sManual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. 0007
Drive on car efu lly. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Drive MoreSlowly *Y
ouaredr iving toofa st forth eselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve l,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 37 mph(6 0km/h). 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve ldur ing trailer operation ,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h). 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperat ive 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Malfunction
DriveatMax.
50 mph *A
IRMA TICisfunctioning onlytoalimit edextent. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
000E NO
TEThe tires ofthefront axle orthefront fende rscou ldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements 0007
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledr iving andlistenfo rscr aping sounds . 0007
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle safely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions ,and seta hig her vehicle leve lif possible . 0007
Drive in amann erappr opriatefo rth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROLis malfu nctioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. 0007
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00CC *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 453

Ve
hicle .................................................. 28
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y................................................ ..... 264
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ........................... 127
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 127
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 89
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 5
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .................................................................3 62
De finitions (tiresand loading) ............... 409
Designs Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 229
Des tinat ion...... ........................................2 92
Editing intermedi atedes tinatio ns....... .281
Edi ting thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 292
Ex tern al ...............................................2 93 Sa
ving (current vehicle position) ......... 292
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 292
St or ing amap position ........................ 292
Des tinat ionentr y.................................... 277
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 283
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 277
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 81
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 282
Select ingacont act........................ ..... 282
Select ingaPOI .............................. ...... 280
Select ingfrom themap ....................... 283
Select ingprev ious destination s...... .....2 80
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 5
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eedo meter ............ ...................232
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ............. ......154
Eng aging drive po sitio n............. .......... 156
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................155
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 155 Eng
aging park position automatic ally .. 155
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 55
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 154
Disp lay
Car e.................................................... 365
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings ...............................................2 63
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 230
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 229
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................433
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 33
No tes .................................................. 433
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 56
ç ---mp h.....................................4 55
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 458
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 50
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 455 Inde
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Ac
tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... ........................ 448
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ..................... ...................4 47
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................4 45
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 56
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 56
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. .............. .............................................4 56
0049Ac tiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 476
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ................ ........................ 456
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 51 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 452
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 450
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 50
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 49
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 478
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 78
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 477
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 464
00ADAT TENTION ASSISTInoper ative... 455
00ADAT TENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.........451 0049Au
tomatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 477
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 465
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l..... ............. 449
Bli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... ........... 449
Bli nd Spo tAssi stNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 53
0027Che ckBrak eFlu idLevel.............. 439
Chec kBr ak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 448
Chec kCoolan tLe velSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 458
00B2Chec kEn gine OilAtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 463
00B2Che ckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 462
0049Chec kLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 476 502
Index

Engine
ECOstar t/ stop funct ion......................1 50
Engine number....... .............................423
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) ...... ............................................ 145
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 147
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) ............ .....1 45
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....379
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .... .....1 61
Engine data
Dis playing ...................................... ...... 154
Engine number ........................................ 423
Engine oil.................................................3 55
Ad ditiv es........ ................................ .....4 27
Capaci ty.......................................... .... 428
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick......... ................................. ..... 354
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 355
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 28
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 428
To pping up.... .......................................3 55
Ent ering charact ers
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 261 ESC
(Electronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 175
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ....... 172
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .175
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 172
Ext erior light ing
Car e................................................ .... 364
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 134, 135
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 35
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 136
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 34
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 02
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 35
Se tting ................................................. 134
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 69
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................106 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 59
Ca lling up ....... .....................................259
Dele ting ............................................... 260
Mo ving ................................................ 259
Ov ervie w ....... ......................................258
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>259
Fe nder
see Front wheel arch
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..369
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ............................. 142
Flat tire .....................................................3 70
Cha nging awhe el....... .......................... 415
MOExt ended tires ................................ 370
No tes ................................................... 370
TIREFIT kit............................................ 371
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 120 Inde
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Pa
rking aid
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 200
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 202
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 203
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 200
Sid eim pa ct protect ion ..................... ... 201
Switc hingoff......... .............................. 202
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 00
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 169
Pa rking light s...........................................1 22
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 135
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .........................................1 36
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off Pa
yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 401
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 400
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 142
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 42
Se tting ................................................. 141
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 81
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................62
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............270 Plas
tictrim (Care) ....... ............................ 365
Pla ybac kop tion s
Selecti ng....... ......................................333
POI Selecti ng....... ......................................280
POI symbo ls
Selecti ng....... ......................................298
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 144
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 59
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 7
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 47
PRE-S AFE®
Sound ................................. 47
Re versing measur es.............................. 48
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)................................ 48
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 48
Re versing measur es.............................. 48 51
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